Chief Fire Officers
The following people have held the office of Chief Fire Officer:
- George Merrell CBE 1974–1975 (Chief Officer of Birmingham Fire and Ambulance Service from 1969)
- Tom Lister 1975–1981
- Brian Fuller 1981–1990 (Appointed Commandant of the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh in September 1990)
- Graham Meldrum 1990–1998 (Went on to become HerMajesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services)
- Kenneth Knight 1998–2003 (Appointed Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade in July 2003)
- Frank Sheehan 2003–2008
- Vijith Randeniya OBE 2009–date
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